Southern Illinois SalukisHead coach

Rey Dempsey

86 Overall rating steady

Rey Dempsey has led Southern Illinois since 1976, going 220-189 across 47 seasons with 41 bowl trips.

Record since 1976: 220-189
Seasons: 47
Bowl trips: 41

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme8

Defensive scheme20

Game planning15

Situational management20

Leadership & results

Comeback factor10

Underdog edge14

Recent form20

Win rate19

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Rey Dempsey's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Southern Illinois record by season

Rey Dempsey Southern Illinois record by season since 1976
Season	Record	Result
2026	3-2	Partial record
2025	7-5	Partial record
2024	4-8	Partial record
2023	8-5	Partial record
2022	5-6	Partial record
2021	8-5	Partial record
2020	6-4	Partial record
2019	7-5	Partial record
2018	2-9	Partial record
2017	4-7	Partial record
2016	4-7	Partial record
2015	3-8	Partial record
2014	6-6	Partial record
2013	7-5	Partial record
2012	6-5	Partial record
2011	4-7	Partial record
2010	5-6	Partial record
2009	11-2	Partial record
2008	9-3	Partial record
2007	12-1	Partial record
2006	9-4	Partial record
2005	9-4	Partial record
2004	10-2	Partial record
2003	10-1	Partial record
2002	0-1	Partial record
2001	0-1	Partial record
2000	0-1	Partial record
1995	0-1	Partial record
1994	0-2	Partial record
1993	0-3	Partial record
1992	0-1	Partial record
1991	0-1	Partial record
1990	0-3	Partial record
1989	0-1	Partial record
1988	0-2	Partial record
1987	0-2	Partial record
1986	0-1	Partial record
1985	4-7	Partial record
1984	3-8	Partial record
1983	13-1	Partial record
1982	6-5	Partial record
1981	7-4	No bowl
1980	3-8	No bowl
1979	8-3	No bowl
1978	7-4	No bowl
1977	3-8	No bowl
1976	7-4	No bowl

Records with Southern Illinois since 1976, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Rey Dempsey: Southern Illinois head coach profile

Rey Dempsey is the Southern Illinois head coach. This profile covers Rey Dempsey's record and season-by-season results with Southern Illinois, and connects to the Southern Illinois program, the Pac-12 teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Pac-12 Championship Game on the Pac-12 title race page.

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